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Refusing to be civilized by Southern society or cowed by his drunken father's lashings, young Huckleberry Finn decides he has only one option left: fake his own death and hop a raft down the Mississippi River. Instead of carrying him far from trouble, though, Huck's raft delivers him to a place of moral uncertainty.

Mark Twain unwinds Huck's harrowing journey to manhood with satirical wit, revealing the troubled history of the American South, where slavery held sway long after the Civil War ended. Huck's relationship with runaway slave Jim forces him to confront his beliefs about friendship and freedom.

AmazonClassics brings you timeless works from the masters of storytelling. Ideal for anyone who wants to listen to a great work for the first time or rediscover an old favorite, these new editions open the door to literature's most unforgettable characters and beloved worlds.

Revised edition: Previously published as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, this edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn includes editorial revisions.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Autor:
Mark Twain

Sprecher:
William Dufris

Spieldauer: 7 Std. und 33 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Sprecher

3 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
1

Perhaps the best-loved 19th-century American novel, Mark Twain's tale of boyhood adventure overflows with comedy, warmth, and slapstick energy. It brings to life an array of irresistible characters - the awesomely self-confident Tom, his best buddy Huck Finn, indulgent Aunt Polly, and the lovely, beguiling Becky - as well as such unforgettable incidents as whitewashing a fence, swearing an oath in blood, and getting lost in a dark and labyrinthine cave.

David Copperfield [Audible]

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Richard Armitage

Spieldauer: 36 Std. und 30 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
99

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
91

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
85

Between his work on the 2014 Audible Audiobook of the Year,
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel, and his performance of
Classic Love Poems, narrator Richard Armitage (
The Hobbit,
Hannibal) has quickly become a listener favorite. Now, in this defining performance of Charles Dickens' classic
David Copperfield, Armitage lends his unique voice and interpretation, truly inhabiting each character and bringing real energy to the life of one of Dickens' most famous characters.

5 out of 5 stars

Meisterwerk

Von
Watson
Am hilfreichsten
06.07.2016

Robinson Crusoe

Autor:
Daniel Defoe

Sprecher:
Ron Keith

Spieldauer: 13 Std. und 21 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
7

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
7

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
7

Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, was Defoe’s first novel and survives as his best-known work. Loosely based on a true account of a Scottish sailor—Alexander Selkirk—it is a tale of one man’s fall from grace and progress to redemption. The account of Crusoe’s life, scratched out with rationed indigo ink on a dwindling supply of paper salvaged from the hull of a wrecked ship, speaks eloquently of the tenacity and ingenuity of the human spirit.

Uncle Tom's Cabin (AmazonClassics Edition)

Autor:
Harriet Beecher Stowe

Sprecher:
Buck Schirner

Spieldauer: 18 Std. und 29 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
2

When a Kentucky farmer is forced to sell two slaves to a plantation owner, it becomes a turning point in the lives of both slaves. For Eliza, it's one of escape - a harrowing flight north with her young son. For Uncle Tom, sent down the Mississippi River, it's a more certain fate, as he struggles to survive against the brutal exploitation of his traders.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Autor:
Harper Lee

Sprecher:
Sissy Spacek

Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 17 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
274

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
257

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
259

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred, available now for the first time as a digital audiobook. One of the best-loved stories of all time,
To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the 20th century by librarians across the country.

5 out of 5 stars

Classic that is as good as everyone is saying!

Von
VINCENT JOHNSSON
Am hilfreichsten
12.01.2015

Gulliver's Travels (AmazonClassics Edition)

Autor:
Jonathan Swift

Sprecher:
Michael Page

Spieldauer: 9 Std. und 54 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sprecher

0 out of 5 stars
0

Geschichte

0 out of 5 stars
0

Lemuel Gulliver, English surgeon turned ship captain, embarks on four fantastic voyages, each a clash with strange beings and cultures - from the eccentric to the odious. Island by island, he meets the savage but tiny Lilliputians, the hideous Yahoos, a stable of talking horses, a race of decrepit immortals, and the ghosts of Julius Caesar and Homer.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Autor:
Mark Twain

Sprecher:
William Dufris

Spieldauer: 7 Std. und 33 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Sprecher

3 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
1

Perhaps the best-loved 19th-century American novel, Mark Twain's tale of boyhood adventure overflows with comedy, warmth, and slapstick energy. It brings to life an array of irresistible characters - the awesomely self-confident Tom, his best buddy Huck Finn, indulgent Aunt Polly, and the lovely, beguiling Becky - as well as such unforgettable incidents as whitewashing a fence, swearing an oath in blood, and getting lost in a dark and labyrinthine cave.

David Copperfield [Audible]

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Richard Armitage

Spieldauer: 36 Std. und 30 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
99

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
91

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
85

Between his work on the 2014 Audible Audiobook of the Year,
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel, and his performance of
Classic Love Poems, narrator Richard Armitage (
The Hobbit,
Hannibal) has quickly become a listener favorite. Now, in this defining performance of Charles Dickens' classic
David Copperfield, Armitage lends his unique voice and interpretation, truly inhabiting each character and bringing real energy to the life of one of Dickens' most famous characters.

5 out of 5 stars

Meisterwerk

Von
Watson
Am hilfreichsten
06.07.2016

Robinson Crusoe

Autor:
Daniel Defoe

Sprecher:
Ron Keith

Spieldauer: 13 Std. und 21 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
7

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
7

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
7

Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, was Defoe’s first novel and survives as his best-known work. Loosely based on a true account of a Scottish sailor—Alexander Selkirk—it is a tale of one man’s fall from grace and progress to redemption. The account of Crusoe’s life, scratched out with rationed indigo ink on a dwindling supply of paper salvaged from the hull of a wrecked ship, speaks eloquently of the tenacity and ingenuity of the human spirit.

Uncle Tom's Cabin (AmazonClassics Edition)

Autor:
Harriet Beecher Stowe

Sprecher:
Buck Schirner

Spieldauer: 18 Std. und 29 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
2

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
2

When a Kentucky farmer is forced to sell two slaves to a plantation owner, it becomes a turning point in the lives of both slaves. For Eliza, it's one of escape - a harrowing flight north with her young son. For Uncle Tom, sent down the Mississippi River, it's a more certain fate, as he struggles to survive against the brutal exploitation of his traders.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Autor:
Harper Lee

Sprecher:
Sissy Spacek

Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 17 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
274

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
257

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
259

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred, available now for the first time as a digital audiobook. One of the best-loved stories of all time,
To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the 20th century by librarians across the country.

5 out of 5 stars

Classic that is as good as everyone is saying!

Von
VINCENT JOHNSSON
Am hilfreichsten
12.01.2015

Gulliver's Travels (AmazonClassics Edition)

Autor:
Jonathan Swift

Sprecher:
Michael Page

Spieldauer: 9 Std. und 54 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sprecher

0 out of 5 stars
0

Geschichte

0 out of 5 stars
0

Lemuel Gulliver, English surgeon turned ship captain, embarks on four fantastic voyages, each a clash with strange beings and cultures - from the eccentric to the odious. Island by island, he meets the savage but tiny Lilliputians, the hideous Yahoos, a stable of talking horses, a race of decrepit immortals, and the ghosts of Julius Caesar and Homer.

Great Expectations

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Eddie Izzard

Spieldauer: 20 Std. und 18 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
1

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
1

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
1

Widely considered to be Charles Dickens' greatest and best-loved work, Great Expectations was first published as a serial between December 1860 - August 1861 and has been in print ever since. The story of a young boy from humble origins who dares to dream of becoming a gentleman, it is one of Dickens' most enduring and widely adapted novels. In this new unabridged production, star comedian and polymath Eddie Izzard infuses the story of Pip with his trademark wit and flair, and breathes new life into some of Dickens' most memorable characters, while staying completely faithful to the novel.

The Great Gatsby

Autor:
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Sprecher:
Jake Gyllenhaal

Spieldauer: 4 Std. und 51 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
96

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
83

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
80

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work. This new audio edition, authorized by the Fitzgerald estate, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal (
Brokeback Mountain). Gyllenhaal's performance is a faithful delivery in the voice of Nick Carraway, the Midwesterner turned New York bond salesman, who rents a small house next door to the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby. There, he has a firsthand view of Gatsby’s lavish West Egg parties - and of his undying love....

5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful!

Von
Monirul Islam
Am hilfreichsten
12.01.2018

Wuthering Heights

Autor:
Emily Bronte

Sprecher:
Janet McTeer,
David Timson

Spieldauer: 13 Std. und 11 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
54

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
24

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
24

When Mr. Earnshaw brings a black-haired foundling child into his home on the Yorkshire moors, he little imagines the dramatic events which will follow. The passionate relationship between Cathy Earnshaw and the foundling, Heathcliff, is a story of love, hate, pity, and retribution, the effects of which reverberate throughout the succeeding generations.

5 out of 5 stars

Unter einem Gewitter

Von
folgren
Am hilfreichsten
12.01.2008

Lord of the Flies

Autor:
William Golding

Sprecher:
Martin Jarvis

Spieldauer: 6 Std. und 59 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
59

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
55

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
56

A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the image of a terrifying beast. As the boys’ delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance.

5 out of 5 stars

sehr schön gelesen

Von
Lizzy
Am hilfreichsten
21.09.2014

Ulysses

Autor:
James Joyce

Sprecher:
Jim Norton

Spieldauer: 27 Std. und 16 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
12

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
6

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
7

Ulysses is regarded by many as the single most important novel of the 20th century. It tells the story of one day in Dublin, June 16th 1904, largely through the eyes of Stephen Dedalus (Joyce's alter ego from
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man) and Leopold Bloom, an advertising salesman. Both begin a normal day, and both set off on a journey around the streets of Dublin, which eventually brings them into contact with one another.

5 out of 5 stars

Very Enjoyable

Von
Larou
Am hilfreichsten
08.04.2014

Brave New World

Autor:
Aldous Huxley

Sprecher:
Michael York

Spieldauer: 8 Std. und 5 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4 out of 5 stars
138

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
114

Geschichte

4 out of 5 stars
114

On the 75th anniversary of its publication, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good drugs, anti-aging programs, and total social control through politics, programming and media: has Aldous Huxley accurately predicted our future? With a storyteller's genius, he weaves these ethical controversies in a compelling narrative that dawns in the year 632 A. F. (After Ford, the deity).

5 out of 5 stars

Real literature

Von
Paul
Am hilfreichsten
10.09.2013

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Autor:
Oscar Wilde

Sprecher:
Peter Batchelor

Spieldauer: 7 Std. und 48 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
10

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

A young man commits all types of sins, but only his portrait shows the ravages of his life. Oscar Wilde's Faustian classic. Gothic horror at its best.

Oliver Twist

Autor:
Charles Dickens

Sprecher:
Simon Vance

Spieldauer: 16 Std. und 7 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
18

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
12

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
14

After escaping from the dark and dismal workhouse where he was born, Oliver finds himself on the mean streets of Victorian-era London and is unwittingly recruited into a scabrous gang of scheming urchins. In this band of petty thieves, Oliver encounters the extraordinary and vibrant characters who have captured audiences' imaginations for more than 150 years.

5 out of 5 stars

Oliver Twist

Von
schwalmflueh
Am hilfreichsten
20.11.2009

Jane Eyre

Autor:
Charlotte Brontë

Sprecher:
Emma Messenger

Spieldauer: 21 Std. und 47 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

5 out of 5 stars
14

Sprecher

5 out of 5 stars
12

Geschichte

5 out of 5 stars
12

Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of eponymous Jane Eyre, her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of Thornfield Hall. The novel contains elements of social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core, but is nonetheless a novel many consider ahead of its time given the individualistic character of Jane and the novel's exploration of sexuality, religion, and proto-feminism.

Sehr gute Lesung

Animal Farm

Autor:
George Orwell

Sprecher:
Simon Callow

Spieldauer: 3 Std. und 11 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
98

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
82

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
83

Animal Farm is George Orwell's great socio-political allegory set in a farmyard where the animals decide to seize the farmer's land and create a co-operative that reaps the benefits of their combined labours. However, as with all great political plans, some animals see a bigger share of the rewards than others and the animals start to question their supposed utopia.

5 out of 5 stars

Klassische Geschichte großartig erzählt

Von
Jan
Am hilfreichsten
17.04.2018

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Autor:
George Orwell

Sprecher:
Andrew Wincott

Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 19 Min.

Ungekürztes

Gesamt

4.5 out of 5 stars
142

Sprecher

4.5 out of 5 stars
132

Geschichte

4.5 out of 5 stars
133

Big Brother is watching you.... 1984 is the year in which it happens. The world is divided into three superstates. In Oceania, the Party’s power is absolute. Every action, word, gesture and thought is monitored under the watchful eye of Big Brother and the Thought Police. In the Ministry of Truth, the Party’s department for propaganda, Winston Smith’s job is to edit the past. Over time, the impulse to escape the machine and live independently takes hold of him and he embarks on a secret and forbidden love affair.